I wrote yesterday about World Malaria Day but it bears repeating because I was sent some more interesting information.
Ashley Judd is PSI’s (Population Services International) global ambassador and a board member. In this PSA , she calls for the world’s attention on World Malaria Day 2009 as part of the global VOICES for a Malaria-Free Future.
Much work is being done to raise awareness of this preventable and curable disease.

According to an email we received from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Global Program on Malaria ,
The partnership Web site highlights the crucial role of political …read more

April 25, 2009 has been designated World Malaria Day. People who live in many parts of the world don’t worry about malaria, for the most part, but they should. Malaria is a disease that affects almost half of the world’s population in some way.
According to the World Health Organization :
Approximately half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria, particularly those living in lower-income countries. It infects more than 500 million people per year and kills more than 1 million. The burden of malaria is heaviest in sub-Saharan Africa but the disease also afflicts Asia, Latin America, the …read more

The idea sparked from a column in Sports Illustrated but the nets in this campaign aren’t for recreation, they are intended to save lives. Nothing But Nets is a grassroots initiative that raises money to buy insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria transmission in African nations.
How it works (from the site):
Studies show that use of insecticide-treated bed nets can reduce transmission as much as 90% in areas with high coverage rates. Bed nets prevent malaria transmission by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. The African malaria mosquitoes generally bite late at …read more